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Global brands failing to uphold promises of migrant worker protection
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Global brands failing to uphold promises of migrant worker protection
Migrant workers across the globe are facing ongoing human rights abuses, with fresh analysis from KnowTheChain exposing brands for doing little to convert their policy promises into action. The briefing, released on 12 April 2021, traced promises made by large apparel brands to protect the rights of migrant workers and found that few have integrated these commitments into their supply chain practices.
Of 180 companies in the three sectors with high-risk supply chains (electronics, food and apparel), only 23 companies (13%) disclosed evidence of implementing policies to protect migrant workers. This includes policies on pressing issues such as that of recruitment fees. Many migrant
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The current lack of transparency around investorsâ voting decisions will not stand the test of time, argues Felicitas Weber
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen hundreds of investors publicly urging companies to support workersâ rights. Such public support is welcome, not least as workers are asking for support and accountability from investors.Â
Take the US meat processor Tyson Foods as an example. Magaly Licolli, Executive Director of worker-based human rights organisation Venceremos, urged shareholders at the companyâs AGM yesterday to vote for a human rights due diligence resolution.Â